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Lophocampa caryae, the hickory tiger moth, hickory tussock moth, or hickory halisidota, is a moth in the family Erebidae and the tribe Arctiini, the tiger moths. The species is widely distributed in the eastern half of North America . [ 1 ]
In the larvae of some species, hairs are gathered in dense tufts along the back and this gives them the common name of tussocks or tussock moths. Lymantria means "destroyer", and several species are important defoliators of forest trees, including the spongy moth Lymantria dispar , the Douglas-fir tussock moth Orgyia pseudotsugata, and the nun ...
Lophocampa maculata Harris, 1841 – spotted tussock moth; Lophocampa margona (Schaus, 1896) Lophocampa maroniensis (Schaus, 1905) Lophocampa mixta (Neumoegen, 1882) Lophocampa modesta Kirby, 1892; Lophocampa montana (Schaus, 1911) Lophocampa neibaensis Vincent, 2005; Lophocampa nimbifacta (Dyar, 1912) Lophocampa niveigutta (Walker, 1856 ...
This tussock moth caterpillar was photographed by Trudy Cass at Sea Pines Forest Preserve. These hairy looking insects are called tussock moth caterpillars and they tend to raid the Lowcountry ...
Aug. 3—The caterpillars may look fuzzy, but do not touch them. That's the advice the U.S. Forest Service has for people camping in central and northern New Mexico. Douglas-fir tussock moth ...
Lymantria is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. They are widely distributed throughout Europe, Japan, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Java, and Celebes. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Orgyia leucostigma, the white-marked tussock moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. The caterpillar is very common especially in late summer in eastern North America, extending as far west as Texas , California , and Alberta .
The milkweed tussock moth (Euchaetes egle) is native to this area. Its range in the U.S. extends from Maine to Minnesota, south to Florida and Texas. There can be two generations per summer, so ...